Various Native American pottery wares are attested at PG64, ranging in date from 800BCE to 1750CE, which suggests long-term presence in the area until the native population radically declined. In addition, possible examples of Colonoware have been identified at the site. The introductory video below gives a summary of some of these wares, along with their defining characteristics. Additional information can be found in the document links and images associated with particular wares in the list below.
Paleo-Indian: 15000-8000 BCE
Archaic: 8000-1200 BCE
Early Woodland: 1200-500 BCE
Middle Woodland: 500 BCE-900 CE
Late Woodland: 900-1600 CE
Contact period: 1585-1609 CE
List of relevant wares, arranged chronologically:
Pre-contact
- Elk’s Island Ware, Early Woodland. Info, view, profile.
- Stony Creek Ware, Early Woodland. Info, view, profile.
- Accokeek Ware, Early-Middle Woodland (mostly Early). Info, view, profile.
- Mockley Ware, Early-Middle Woodland (mostly Middle). Info, view, profile.
- Pope’s Creek Ware, Middle Woodland (first half). Info, view, profile.
- Prince George Ware, Middle Woodland (first half). Info, view1, 2, 3, profile.
- Hercules Ware, Middle-early Late Woodland (mostly Late). Info, view, profile.
- Branchville-Cashie Ware, Late Woodland. Info, view, profile.
Transitional
- Townsend Ware, Late Woodland-1600 CE. Info, view1, 2, 3, 4, profile.
- Roanoke Ware, Late Woodland-1700 CE. Info, view, profile.
- Gaston Ware, Late Woodland-1700 CE. Info, view, profile.
Post-contact
Flowerdew Hundred: Exploring a Cultural Landscape Through Archaeology 
